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Dreamhack's first venture into India commences with the Dreamhack Mumbai 2018. The event will be a breakthrough event for esports in the region. The tournament will feature a prize pool of ₹2,500,000 which amounts to around $34,911. It is not a big amount by today's standards, however, it is a big step forward for Indian esports. The community recently suffered a huge setback from 'Forsaken' episode where he was caught cheating. They will partner with Indian Company Viacom 18 to coordinate the operations

Virtus Pro has announced that it will cease its Counter Strike Global Offensive operations effective immediately. This decision comes as the team failed to qualify for the European minor. This is a big blow to the organisation which was one of the best teams in Counterstrike at a time. The original Virtus Pro roster comprised of members from the Golden Five. These included Kuben [ as coach ], Taz, Neo and Pasha [ who joined at a later date]. There were aspirations that

The PLG Grand Slam is slated to begin in a few hours. However, one of the teams in attendance at the event guccixD will be using two stand-ins at the event. They will be using Shuaib "D0cC" Ahmad and Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom as stand-ins for their roster. The two players will be joining the existing members as follows: Kristjan "fejtZ" Allsaar. Erik "truth" Hansen Dyrnes. Bayram "bramz" Ben Redjeb. Scream: The perennial stand-in Adil "ScreaM" Benrlitom will be a stand-in for the team

Astralis won the ESL Pro League Season 8 LAN Finals after a dominant 3-1 performance over Team Liquid. The two teams met once more in the finals of ESL Pro League. The best team in Europe faced off against the best North American team. While the series started with a strong performance by the North American team. The dominance with which Team Liquid defeated Astralis on Map 1 definitely gave a scare to eat Danish fans. But the Danish team was led by

Valve has added a Battle Royale mode to Counter-Strike with their latest Danger Zone Update. The Update which saw the Counter-Strike Social twitter account build up hype for around two days arrived on Thursday. With this update, Valve also joins the popular Battle Royale genre with its classic game Counter-Strike. The Danger Zone update will see sixteen players [ up to a maximum of eighteen ] compete in a match. The matches last for ten minutes long and have multiple missions and side-quests

The Blast Pro Series Lisbon will take place on two days starting on the 14th of December. The tournament will see several top teams in participation and we expect exciting matches on screen. It has a $250,000 prize pool. The Blast Pro Series Lisbon will take place at the Altis Arena, Lisbon. With just a week to go for the event, RFRSH has already announced the broadcast team for the tournament. We will see top tier casters and analysts at the event. https://twitter.com/BLASTProSeries/status/1071073096432402432

Competitive gaming has proliferated in the last two decades with esports becoming one of the most exciting entertainment trends in the world. The esports industry is expected to grow to be a worth $1.65 billion by 2021 which is making it clear that it is not just passing fetish. While there is hardly any doubt about Esports popularity, there is a constant debate over which country manages to produce the world best competitive gamers. Here is a look at some of the nations

Ibuypower will play host to yet another tournament, and this one comes after a gap of more than a year. The IBuypower Masters IV will take place over a two day period from January 19th to 20th. The tournament will see a prize pool of $200,000 which is a significant boost over the normal $100,000 for the organiser. There will be eight teams in attendance at the event. However, the organisers are yet to announce the list of these teams. If previous events

The Made in Brazil team will be using a stand-in at the Blast Pro series Lisbon. With Fer undergoing surgery on the tournament dates, MiBr did not have a stand-in ready for the team. http://www.sportsmonks.com/esports/fer-ruled-out-made-in-brazil-for-blast-pro-series-lisbon/ At the same time, they also let go of Boltz from their roster. The player was inactive for a long time and he was let go a few days ago. However, with no substitute player available on the roster, Made in Brazil had very less time to find

Finnish Counter-Strike team ENCE secured Dreamhack Winter title after a 2-0 win over Bravado Gaming. The team has looked strong and has intermittently strong performances. They won the Starseries & I-League Season 6 in October and now they add another title. With Dreamhack Winter 2018 firmly under their belt, we can say that ENCE is quickly climbing up the ranks of Tier two teams. This team has a great combination of young firepower and the veteran experience from Allu. And yet, we constantly

The SuperNova Malta 2018 tournament is a $150,000 four day tournament featuring a total of eight teams. The teams Play in a Double elimination GSL Format with the playoffs being single elimination Best of Three matches. With the Group stages over, we are now down to the last four teams in the event. Day 2 of the tournament saw NRG and BIG gaming secure the last two playoff spots. NRG won their elimination match against Virtus Pro. in Group B, BIG Gaming won

Dreamhack Mumbai 2018 is by far the biggest esports event in India. The tournament has already announced the participation of South East Asian team, Mineski. The Mineski team is the best team in the region and their participation definitely adds a lot of hype to the event. Dreamhack is partnering with Viacom18 an Indian Media company to host the tournament. https://www.facebook.com/Believe10/photos/a.578848978906034/929810753809853/?type=3&theater Dreamhack Mumbai 2018 will see a plethora of other activities in addition to the main events. These include music performances, BYOC tournaments